Data Warehousing Design

Data warehouses are one of the most valuable assets an organization can possess to remain competitive in a quickly evolving global marketplace. This course provides students an introduction to the role of data warehouses in effective decision-making based on data for strategic and operational objectives and supporting decision support systems. This course will provide students foundational knowledge and skills around data warehouse design and broad coverage of data warehouse concepts, architecture, data modeling, security, implementation and trends underlying current and future development. Prerequisite: Recommended ICT 4400.